I remembered the name Brimham Rocks from my childhood. Did we visit on a family holiday once? We certainly had a couple of Yorkshire-based holidays when I was young. I have also certainly cycled near here when I was a student at York University. Back in November 2019 we were looking for a day out, not too far from York and some friends suggested Brimham Rocks. I wasn't sure about it really - just a pile of rocks? But anyway, less than hour to drive from the east side of York - it's about 30 miles away, or about 10-12 miles Northwest of Harrogate. Brimham Rocks is just outside of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and there are some more roads around there I'd like to explore.
Brimham Rocks is a National Trust site, and I reckon it gets quite busy. We went on a cold day, mostly cloudy, but got sunny later - and the car park was pretty full when we arrived. There is no entry fee, but there is a parking charge of £6 per car. Very reasonable. And then it's all about the rocks. Suggest printing a map of the area before walking around - see here. We spent about 90 minutes here - would have been longer, but it was a little cold for us!
(above) There's a little cafe at the far end of the site, and we bought hot chocolate as the sun came out on a cold day.
(above) View across the rocks from just above the cafe.
So there's a place we'll visit again, maybe on a long summer day as part of a day out in that part of Yorkshire around Nidderdale.
Brimham Rocks is a National Trust site, and I reckon it gets quite busy. We went on a cold day, mostly cloudy, but got sunny later - and the car park was pretty full when we arrived. There is no entry fee, but there is a parking charge of £6 per car. Very reasonable. And then it's all about the rocks. Suggest printing a map of the area before walking around - see here. We spent about 90 minutes here - would have been longer, but it was a little cold for us!
(above) There's a little cafe at the far end of the site, and we bought hot chocolate as the sun came out on a cold day.
(above) View across the rocks from just above the cafe.
So there's a place we'll visit again, maybe on a long summer day as part of a day out in that part of Yorkshire around Nidderdale.
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